RE: Failure of pumps in Hydropneumatic System

From: <Christopher>
Date: Mon Jul 14 2003 - 13:16:00 EDT

>nothing wrong with a bronze impeller if the water quality is suitable.
You can get into problems from cavitation if you're not careful about overspeeds. This is a problem with ship's propellors, too. I've seen erosion damage to copper drinking water lines (my own) downstream of a poorly made solder joint. Keep the lines smooth and use ball valves, not gate valves.

Christopher Wright P.E. |"They couldn't hit an elephant at <a href="/group/PipingDesign/post?postID=KvM3wz87_BwaJP-HYHvHymFHhnqxIsM7gpkYVrlmVoC_s6Rxi-WZvxRfNQcyAVB4aecAlxxRtowPaA0">chrisw@skypoint.com</a> | this distance" (last words of Gen.

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<a href="http://www.skypoint.com/~chrisw">http://www.skypoint.com/~chrisw</a> Received on Mon Jul 14 13:16:00 2003